EP1188471A3 - Low void adsorption system - Google Patents

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EP1188471A3
EP1188471A3 EP01122214A EP01122214A EP1188471A3 EP 1188471 A3 EP1188471 A3 EP 1188471A3 EP 01122214 A EP01122214 A EP 01122214A EP 01122214 A EP01122214 A EP 01122214A EP 1188471 A3 EP1188471 A3 EP 1188471A3
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Frank Notaro
Alan Barnard Stewart
Jeffert John Nowobilski
Guoming Zhong
Arun Acharya
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    • B01D53/04—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography with stationary adsorbents
    • B01D53/047—Pressure swing adsorption
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D2253/00—Adsorbents used in seperation treatment of gases and vapours
    • B01D2253/10—Inorganic adsorbents
    • B01D2253/106—Silica or silicates
    • B01D2253/108—Zeolites
    • B01D2253/1085—Zeolites characterized by a silicon-aluminium ratio
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    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D2256/00—Main component in the product gas stream after treatment
    • B01D2256/12—Oxygen
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D2257/00—Components to be removed
    • B01D2257/10—Single element gases other than halogens
    • B01D2257/102—Nitrogen
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    • B01D2259/40011—Methods relating to the process cycle in pressure or temperature swing adsorption
    • B01D2259/40035—Equalization
    • B01D2259/40037—Equalization with two sub-steps
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    • B01D2259/40011—Methods relating to the process cycle in pressure or temperature swing adsorption
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    • B01D2259/40066—Six
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    • B01D2259/4533—Gas separation or purification devices adapted for specific applications for medical purposes

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